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NITE-D STATES "PATENT OFFICE-'- :fA-MERNSTAND.

l lspecificati@formingpm-t.ofnaar@ Patent No. 44,4s. dated september e1, .1664.

Toul-Z whom it may concern.' i

ing Photographers Camera-'Stands; and we herebyrdec-lare that the following is a full and4 exact description of'onr invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this-specili'cation. 'and to the 4Our invention consists in the use of an adu justable top for the sta-nd or table, so arranged i Obvious to all photographers and needsfno The construction of our '-.vstandt will be s understood by reference to the drawings, of

which- Figure 1 is aperspective of I the'entire ma;a v chine. Fig.. 2 `is a vertical plan, showing' the arrangementv of the Asupporting-levers, which place and hold the top or platform in its vari; ous positions. l

The letters indicate the same parts in both" byfwhich itis placedaiid held in position.

This machineryoonsists, essentialy,'fofj the 1e,-

'versg-ig andffl. Y The intermediatefsupports, 'e although advantageous, may be dispensed with, andthe platform or top b'may restdirectly ou'tlie endsg' and jrof the supporting-leverl,=ln

which case the'top should be attached by l v Ahinge, arrangement tog'lor j', as it now-lil t0 c', for thepurpose'of preventing its lull dll placement.

. fireleversg andfiareipoted on the orel' har or rod. t', which rests rin an uprl llt, y I

either side ofthe frame, and are hel lll t ell' di'erent positions by the ratchets h-,oue only of which is visible. The other, on the opposite side of upright@ is serratedin the reverie.v

` direction. The advantage of this arrangement will be "When constructed as above described, the platform can beadjnsted to! .any requisite inclination from ahorizfonftilline, or to any req'-v uisite heightVbimply taking hold of the' lever-handles at'k and raisingor'lowerin g either or both, as the case may require.

What we claim,.as our invention is -The .use of the two independent supportinglevers g and f, 1n combination with the adjustableplatform b, the whole-being arranged substantially as described, for the purpose setA 'forth."

J AMES SALISBUBY,

JOHN W.'MOKEE. 

